ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Heroin

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈhɛɹoʊ.ɪn/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Heroin is a noun meaning A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.

Meaning

A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.

More Meanings

  1. Obsolete spelling of heroine.

Example Sentences

Yeah, it does, though, it does. Heroin works basically everywhere because it’s heroin. It’s not a cellphone. Heroin has full coverage.
I saw a real strange, weird object / Standing up talking to the people / And I found out it was heroin / That deadly drug that go in your veins
Fentanyl, which looks like heroin, is a powerful synthetic painkiller that has been laced into heroin but is increasingly being sold by itself — often without the user’s knowledge.
Wow, that heroin is in my blood / And the blood is in my head / Yeah, thank God that I'm good as dead / Ooohhh, thank your God that I'm not aware / And thank God that I just don't care / And I guess I just don't know

Word Forms

Synonyms for heroin

Depending on context, synonyms include diacetylmorphine, diamorphine, brown, bujj, dope, junk.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include scag, shit, horse, smack, junk, h.

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